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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Merlin find the old mine with long ago?

2. What happens to Merlin once he is in the cave?

3. What battle did Ambrosius go into and win?

4. Merlin says that if they had waited, the right _________ would not have been born.

5. What is the young sun Merlin sees in the sky?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would Merlin's mood be described as Uther is with Ygraine?

2. What happens to Dinias?

3. What happens to help Merlin explain why the diggers have not found anything?

4. What happened when Ambrosius died?

5. When Merlin is told the men think of him as a prophet, what does Merlin think?

6. Why was Killare thought of as a holy place?

7. Why does Merlin go to see the Lady Ygraine?

8. Why is Uther upset with Merlin?

9. Where does Merlin stop on his way to Caerleon?

10. What news does the real Brithael give to the Lady Ygraine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Time seems to be scattered in this novel, with time slowing down and then speeding up at irregular intervals.

Part 1 - What is the importance of time in this novel? Is it important? Why?

Part 2 - What does Merlin's storytelling and the lapses in the time periods seem to say about Merlin?

Part 3 - Can the reader understand the story when it's not told in a linear fashion? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Many men in this story are betrayed, even by those they thought were closest to them.

Part 1 - Give three examples of characters who were betrayed, who they were betrayed by, and what happened to each.

Part 2 - What does the theme of betrayal seem to say about this time period?

Part 3 - Is betrayal avoidable in this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The character of Keri seems minor at first, but her complexity seems to tell the reader there is more she has to offer.

Part 1 - Compare the Keri who was a nun, to the Keri that emerged after she left the nunnery.

Part 2 - What do you think Keri symbolizes in this novel?

Part 3 - Why is Keri's mouth compared to a cave in Merlin's descriptions? What does this seem to say about her role in his life?

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